Non-refillable bottle.



Pat ented Oct. 29, l90l.

B. LEVI NON-BEFILLABLF BOTTLE.

(Application filed Mar. 15, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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BENJAMIN LEV, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

NON -REF ILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 685,619, dated October 29, 19.01.

' Application filed March 1900. Serial No. 8,725. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN LEV, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of (luyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in N on-Refillable Bottles; and I do declare that thofollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to niake and use the same.

My invention relates to non-refillable botties; and the invention consists in the construction of a bottle substantially as shown and described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plain elevation of a complete bottle and a stem or rod at the side thereof designed to be used to promote the discharge or emptying of the bottle, substantially as hereinafter described. Fig. 2 isva vertical central section of the bottle enlarged as compared with Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the bottle, showing especially the springs by which the cover is held unremovably in position.

The bottle thus shown is of the non-refillable type, so that itcannot be filled again without being broken in some essential part and which will render the bottle further useless for its original purposes, so that when the contents of the bottle have been removed it cannot again be filled with any liquid whatsoever and the integrity of the original package is broken and destroyed.

A represents the body of the bottle, and B the cover. It will be noticed, as a departure at the top, and the cover extends entirely across the top of the. bottle and has recesses in its edge which are" designed to match re- 3 cesses a in the rim of the bottle and in which are placed confining or looking springs 2.

One or more of these recessed springs may be used; but in the event that one alone be used there would necessarily be an engaging portion on the cover and in the rim of the;

ing fluid-tight connection.

dered permanent and unremovable, except by breakage.

The cover B has, besides, a discharge spout or neck I), of gooseneck pattern, through which the con tents of the bottle are discharged, and the said'spout is so constructed as to be practically right-angled between its ends, so as piston or follower D. This particular part, here called a piston, is designed when the vessel is full to hold its place at the top under the cover B, as here shown, and it has a recessed edge with a cork or equiva.

lent packing 3, which fills the recess and makes the bottle fluid-tight, so far asthe top is concerned, and serves in that respect'as a cork in the absence of other means for closing the top, but leaves the piston free to'be depressed when liquidis to be drawn from the bottle and as it is withdrawn. Any ordinary rod, of metal, hard wood, glass, or the like, a

may be introduced through the neck b for depressing the piston, and in order that the said rod may be centered and possible tilting of the piston prevented I have formed a socket or boss (1 in the center of the piston,

into which the rod 0 projects and through 'which loose engagement is made. I

Another feature of the invention is the tube E, which extends the full length of the bottle from theoov'er B to the bottom thereof through the piston D, with cork 4 to pack the piston on the said tube and here again mak- The said tubeis set into a cork packing in the bottom of the cover B, and there is also in the lower portion thereof a valve F, which is adapted to open upward to promote the flow outward through the tube, but to prevent the flowing in of liquid, and which will seat upon the cork or other seating 5 in the lower part of the tube if there be liquid-pressure upon the valve from above. .tion of inserting within the tube E a second.-

I also take the further precain ary tube G, which has an overhanging portion 6 at its top and an inwardly-inclined lip 7 beneath the same, so thatthere is allowed a free liquid-passage upward between these features 6 and 7 of the, said inner tube and a practically undisturbed flow ofthe liquid outward when it is drawn, but which absolutely cuts off any possible introduction of an instrument through the neck I) to tamper with the valve farther down in the said tubes. The tube G rests upon a cork 8 with a passage or passages for the liquid to flow through upward and which-in this instance also serves as a stop for the valve F.

I have described cork packing or filling at all the points where a packing is employed, and cork is preferred. There might, however, be instances when I should prefer to use rubber or other material in lieu of cork, and the tubes E and G also are preferably of glass, though they might even be of metal if the contents of the bottle were such as not to be affected by theirnature or as not to afiect the tubes. The piston D, as stated, is designed to hold a raised position at all times when the bottle is full and awaiting tap, and it is the medium by which the discharge is effected, the rod 0 serving to introduce pressure on the said piston for that purpose; but when once depressed partially or wholly it re mains down and there is no way of getting it back. The engagement of the rod 0 therewith is such as to prevent the withdrawal of the piston, and even if there were effective engagement to withdraw it the operation would suck the valve 1 to its seat, and thus seal the inlet-passage, so that no air could enter behind lhe piston, and this again would prevent the piston being raised. Hence when the piston is down the contained liquid must have been discharged, and thereupon the bottle has performed all its usefulness so far as its original contents are concerned, and thereafter it can serve no further useful purposes, if any, except merely as a plainglass or earthen jar.

I have distinctly referred to the part B as the cover of the bottle, which it is; but obviously the part D also is an essential part of the cover, because this part affords the liquid seal for the bottle and really is its seal as well as its piston. In a sense it takes the place of a cork; but yet it is more, for the cover is nototherwise liquid-tight, and hence it combines with the cover proper for effecting a complete seal both against admission into the bottle and against discharge of the contents through the cover of the bottle, and

the tube E is so sealed that no liquid can enter between the said parts B and D.

The rim of the bottle or jar Ais flush with the top of the cover, and the springs 2 are therefore covered closely in when the cover has been sprung into position. Any suit-able spring may be used.

What I claim is 1. A bottle having a permanently-secured cover with a discharge-outlet off its center, and a packed disk-shaped pistonin the bottle adapted to be depressed to force the contents out throughsaid outlet, and a passage for the contents through said piston to said outlet, substantially as described.

2. In non-refillable bottles,the body thereof having a full-width opening at its top and a locked coverspanning said opening, in combination with a liquid-sealed piston within said cover, and means to depress the said piston through the top of the bottle and an outletpassage through said piston, substantially as described.

3. The body of the bottle and the springconfined cover having an outlet for the liquid, a tube extending from said cover to the bottom of the bottle and communicating at its top with said outlet, a valve in said tube arranged to close downward, and a liquidtight piston adapted to force the liquid out of said bottle and slide on said tube, substantially as described.

4. In a non-refillable bottle, the body and the coverconiined thereon and havinga neck centrally and an outlet at one side, a sliding piston in said bottle, and a discharge-tube extending the full depth of the bottle from the cover passing through said piston, and means within said tube to prevent the introduction of an instrument down through the same, substantially as described.

5. The body of the bottle and the springconfined cover having an outlet for the liquid, a tube extending from said cover to the bottom of the bottle and communicating at its top with said outlet, a valve in said tube arranged to close downward, and a liquidtight piston adapted to force the liquid out of said bottle and slide on said tube, substantially as described.

Vitness my hand to the foregoing specification this 17th day of, January, 1900.

BENJAMIN LEV.

\Vitnesses:

H. E. ll/IUDRA, R. B. MOSER. 

